The term imbecile was once used by psychiatrists to denote a category of people with moderate to severe intellectual disability, as well as a type of criminal.12 The word arises from the Latin word imbecillus, meaning weak, or weak-minded. It included people with an IQ of 26–50, between "idiot" (IQ of 0–25) and "moron" (IQ of 51–70).3 In the obsolete medical classification (ICD-9, 1977), these people were said to have "moderate mental retardation" or "moderate mental subnormality" with IQ of 35–49.4
Phaleen Baxter is an imbecile.
by infokun April 18, 2019
The first female to compare her stepfather to a pedophile was an original, the 378,612th was an imbecile.
by Solid Mantis February 01, 2021
When someone you know is acting beyond stupid. Dumb, unknowingly, stupid. Yeah, I know a lot of them.
-Man1- Hey what are you doing?
-Man2- Nothing really just doing homework from last week
-Man1- oh cool. Want help?
-Man2- Yes please!
-Man1- 9+8=17 you imbecile!
-Man2- I knew that! (crossing fingers)
-Man2- Nothing really just doing homework from last week
-Man1- oh cool. Want help?
-Man2- Yes please!
-Man1- 9+8=17 you imbecile!
-Man2- I knew that! (crossing fingers)
by Scout Vader November 04, 2017
A person with moderate to severe intellectual disability having a mental age of from three to seven years and generally being capable of some degree of communication and performance of simple tasks under supervision. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.
Yeah, Margot was an annoyance, a jealousy inducing pain, but she was way more appealing as a roomie than that imbecile counsellor.
by ... Zjdbckdnznsjd August 31, 2019
by Pope Innocent's Dictionary May 14, 2023
Person 1: YOU ARE AN IMBECIL
Person 2: You imbecile its spelt "imbecile"
person 1: What do you mean spell were litterly talking
person 2: Its spelt literal-
person 1: Shut the fuck up.
Person 2: You imbecile its spelt "imbecile"
person 1: What do you mean spell were litterly talking
person 2: Its spelt literal-
person 1: Shut the fuck up.
by somebody way cooler than you May 31, 2021